By Muzafar Ahmad Dar
We can see a multiplicity of positions and perspectives on the Kashmir issue – from Congress’ supposed dialogue to BJP’s naked muscularity to Yashwant Sinha’s citizen’s initiative. As the union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, embarks on a four-day trip to the Valley, the time is right for the central as well as the state governments to find a permanent solution in J&K.
By Arrow
I have encountered a few people who have been asking us to reason, debate and discuss. But one has to understand that Fascism cannot be debated. It deserves to be crushed.
By Santosh Bakaya
But nay, truth never succumbs, no matter what.
Its fire cannot be doused by any gunshot.
It will rise, and rise from the ashes
Branding a comatose humanity with the power of whiplashes.
By Nishi Pulugurtha
My art is my solace. I paint whenever I feel like it. It makes me feel nice. I passed school, struggled through college. Huge canvasses, paints, brushes are strewn all over my room. I paint when I feel like it; this is my world, my life.
By Zahoor Dar
The thirst for truth took prince Siddhartha to undertake meditation for discovering enlightenment which is energy, an energy which is caste less, creedless, colourless, and stateless. People like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther king Jr, and Mahatma Gandhi have given different interpretations to the sacrosanct concept of energy.
By Adil Bhat
Self-mastery gives way to deep and meaningful relationships with our selves, and this kindness of self then extends to a deep and meaningful relationship with others. There is also the domino effect because when we pass on our own ability to respect others (by way of self-respect), they do the same, and so on. I discuss this in the hopes of my ultimate goal: The Kindness Revolution….my next writing.
By Asma Anjum Khan
When we talk about Eid-ul-Azha, the talk usually revolves around the supreme sacrifice of Prophet Ibraheem. His wife Hajra ASW’s immense contribution towards this great feat of human endurance and patience was no less inspiring. Usually we don’t find as many extensive discussions about her paradigmatic role in this story, as we do about her husband.
By Kouser Fathima
Bollywood films down the years have contributed hugely for keeping Urdu alive. When Urdu speakers themselves were turning their back on the language in the last few decades, credit must be given to Bollywood Urdu patrons for reviving the language and making it cool enough for the millenials to love it.
By Arrow
It’s time we put an end to the cult culture. It’s time we stop creating god men. It’s time we spread awareness against blind faith. If you still think it’s the fault of the government, remember people deserve the government – it’s this government you voted for.
By Bhaswati Ghosh
The Historian’s Daughter engages as much with its plot twists as with its honesty and narrative sweep. The language is crisp, the imagery vibrant, and the plotlines like stable trellises for the vines they support.
By Rameez Raja
How to protect the world from unauthorized use of nuclear weapons is largely debated at the international level. The irony is that the nuclear states prefer to secure nuclear weapons from falling into ‘wrong hands’ than to eliminate this evil weapon once for all.
By Somok Roy
From the anthropomorphisation of the nation in the form of a fair, Hindu mother goddess during the anti-colonial struggle, to the characterisation of the land as ‘pitr-bhumi’ and ‘punya-bhumi’ in a bid for a communal, majoritarian, cultural nationalism, a large section of the under-mass has never been able to relate to the images and notions of nationality.
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